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Statement by the Media Freedom Coalition on the situation in Uganda
January 8, 2021 – Ottawa, Ontario – Global Affairs Canada
09 January 2021
Bulgaria Becomes the 34th Member of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development’s Nuclear Energy Agency
On 1 January 2021, Bulgaria was admitted as the 34th member of the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and its Data Bank.
The accession of Bulgaria to the Agency underlines the developing co-operation between Bulgaria and the OECD. “Bulgaria’s membership will enrich the NEA’s work in areas such as nuclear safety and regulation, decommissioning and radioactive waste management,” said OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría.
08 January 2021
Hong Kong: Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the EU on the mass arrest of people involved in the July 2020 pro-democracy primary elections
The authorities in Hong Kong arrested over 50 people on 6 January 2021 on charges pursuant to the National Security Law (NSL). The charges in question relate to the holding in July 2020 of pro-democracy primary elections aimed at identifying candidates for the next Legislative Council elections. Those arrested include former opposition lawmakers and civil society activists.
07 January 2021
Vietnam: Statement by the Spokesperson on the sentencing of three journalists
The sentencing of Mr Pham Chi Dung to 15 years in prison, and 11 years each for Mr Nguyen Tuong Thuy and Mr Le Huu Minh Tuan, is a negative development.
06 January 2021
Bulgaria supports the priorities of the Portuguese Presidency
Bulgaria supports the priorities of the Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the European Union to deliver a fair, green and digital recovery to Europe. Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Petko Doykov emphasised this during a video conference with Portugal’s Secretary of State for European Affairs Ana Paula Zacarias. “It is indeed time to deliver,” he added, referring to the motto of the Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the EU that began on 1 January 2021.
06 January 2021
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ekaterina Zaharieva joined her colleagues of another 12 EU Member States in calling on the European Commission to facilitate the access to COVID-19 vaccines to the Eastern Partnership
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ekaterina Zaharieva joined her colleagues of another 12 EU Member States in calling on the European Commission to facilitate the access to COVID-19 vaccines to the Eastern Partnership countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine, after the Western Balkan countries were aided in this way.
06 January 2021
Our Guests Can Now Enjoy New Masterpieces of the MFA’s Art Collection
The State Institute for Culture under the Minister of Foreign Affairs has rotated the art works in the official halls and reception areas at the Ministry and Bulgaria’s diplomatic missions, so that our guests could get familiar with the variety of styles and manners of the masterpieces in our art collection.
02 January 2021
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First Bulgarian Truck Load of Mineral Water from Bulgaria Arrives in Croatia
The first Bulgarian heavy-duty truck load of mineral water, supplied by Bulgaria as relief aid after the devastating earthquake in Croatia on 29 December 2020, arrived in the Croatian town of Petrinja.
02 January 2021
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Foreign Ministry in 2020: Diplomacy in Time of Coronavirus; in Eurozone Waiting Room; Support for Expat Bulgarians
Diplomacy, too, had an unusual year in 2020. We present the highlights in the work of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs during the last 365 days.
31 December 2020
Foreign Ministry Facilitates Dispatch of Part of Relief Aid for Croatia after Tremor
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has instructed the Bulgarian embassies in Belgrade and Zagreb to facilitate the transportation to Croatia of the Bulgarian heavy-duty truck loads of mineral water that is part of the relief aid provided by Bulgaria after the severe earthquake there on 29 December 2020.
31 December 2020